Palo santo is a Spanish term that translates to “Holy Wood” in English.
Here’s the phonetic breakdown:
- Palo: PAH-loh
- Santo: SAHN-toh
Start by saying ‘Palo’ with the stress on the first syllable ‘PAH’, akin to the word ‘palm’, and follow with a softer ‘loh’ which sounds similar to ‘low’. In ‘Santo’, the emphasis is also on the first syllable, ‘SAHN’, similar to ‘sawn’, and then ease into ‘toh’ which sounds like ‘toe’. So, it is PAH-loh SAHN-toh.
